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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : PBJ January 14, 2007, 01:40:48 PM

: Hunting Safari
: PBJ January 14, 2007, 01:40:48 PM
I am looking into going on a ground squirrel hunting safari with airguns and rimfires (22 long rife and 17 HMR). Looking for sites in California, Arizona and Nevada. Am going to book a stay near Tule Lake for Beldings and hope to shoot somewhere else also. Any suggestions or leads on guides, locations, farmers who are open to airgun/rimfire hunting or leases on good shooting sites?
: RE: Hunting Safari
: CharlieDaTuna January 15, 2007, 08:43:17 AM
That would be a great question to ask JP Shelton. That man knows hunting in that area for sure, especially Kalifornya.
: Re: Hunting Safari
: Gene_SC January 15, 2007, 09:39:35 AM
Sounds like a great adventure to me Bob. Keep us informed if you get ahold of JP Shelton and what he has to say.

On the funny side of things: CDT lets me shoot squirrels at his ranch "back yard" and there is no quota.. :)

Gene
: RE: Hunting Safari
: January 16, 2007, 06:16:35 PM
PBJ - 1/14/2007  6:40 PM

I am looking into going on a ground squirrel hunting safari with airguns and rimfires (22 long rife and 17 HMR). Looking for sites in California, Arizona and Nevada. Am going to book a stay near Tule Lake for Beldings and hope to shoot somewhere else also. Any suggestions or leads on guides, locations, farmers who are open to airgun/rimfire hunting or leases on good shooting sites?


Every year, the ranchers around Alturas up in Modoc County have a kind of "squirrel fest" where anyone willing to participate in the thing who has a hunting license can do so.  I can't remember the exact dates.  I'll poke around and see if I still have a flyer for the event.

-JP
http://www.uplandhunter.net
: RE: Hunting Safari
: PBJ January 17, 2007, 06:00:50 PM
I tried the Chamber of Commerce site but it had no flyer or info yet. I think last year's winner of the "Squirrel Wars" brought in a one day harvest of over 100 tails. Enjoying your web site, keep up the good work. I bought a used Hunter 440 from Gene and still am using the open sights, it is the best of my four rifles by far.
: RE: Hunting Safari
: shadow January 18, 2007, 12:01:57 AM
Gene SOLD a airrifle!, were there tears in his eye's. :) Ed
: RE: Hunting Safari
: longislandhunter January 18, 2007, 08:58:07 AM
Yeah, but then I think he went out and bought 2 more to replace it  :)

Jeff
: RE: Hunting Safari
: PBJ January 18, 2007, 12:01:43 PM
I am thinking of having Gene adopt me so that I can own the largest air rifle collection in the world some day. If that does not pan out, I will just wait and buy the guns he does not need anymore one at a time.